As
far
as
the
usual
"coming
of
age"
drag
goes,
the
splendidly
nostalgic,
truly
moving
and
energetic
musicality
of
Cameron
Crowe's
semi-autobiographical
Almost
Famous
hardly
falters,
and
succeeds
in
pulling
the
viewer
into
its
world.
It
is
the
1970s.
Rock
music
is
exploding.
A
young
kid
in
love
with
music
and
aspirations
to
be
a
writer
takes
the
viewer
on
an
idealistic,
almost
innocent
ride,
having
us
experience
it
through
a
school
kid’s
eyes.
By
a
fluke
he
gets
commissioned
to
write
a
story
for
Rolling
Stone
Magazine
on
Stillwater,
an
up
and
coming
band.
He
goes
on
the
road
with
them,
becoming
a
part
of
their
tumultuous
life,
the
shows,
the
parties,
the
groupies
–
one
in
particular
with
which
he
develops
a
strong
bond.
This
is
the
Extended
Version
of
this
splendid
movie
in
all
of
its
re-mastered
HD
glory,
from
picture
to
sound
-
and
as
far
as
I
can
remember
this
movie
may
have
originally
hit
video
stores
when
VHS
was
still
quite
prominent,
so
it
will
no
doubt
be
the
best
quality
in
which
you’re
bound
to
see
it
at
home,
not
to
mention
the
widescreen
presentation.
This
extended
edition
of
the
movie
clocks
in
at
way
over
2
hours.

Special
features
include
the
featurette
Love
Comes
And
Goes,
as
well
as
an
old
interview
with
the
real
Lester
Bangs,
the
legendary
music
journalist
played
in
the
film
by
the
always-on-point
Philip
Seymour
Hoffman.